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Alternative Energy - Renewable Energy Technologies Explained
We're constantly dealing with the threat of running out of fossil fuels, and with energy prices set to sky-rocket in 2012, it’s no surprise that so many people are looking to alternative sources of energy to heat and power their homes...
How Can Sustainable Energy Power Your Home?
Almost everything you do in your house can be powered by sustainable energy...
How Green Energy Solutions Can Pay Off
Our government promised that by 2020, at least 15 per cent of the energy used in Britain would come from renewable energy sources...
Solar Panels for Your Home
With all the hullaballoo surrounding fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas, it really is time to start looking for other ways of powering your home...
Boiler Manufacturers in the UK
A boiler’s a boiler, right? It doesn’t get much simpler than that, does it? Well actually, there are a number of esteemed boiler manufacturers in the UK, providing a whole range of different makes and models to heat homes throughout the country...
Choosing the Best Boiler
Choosing a boiler to heat your home can be stressful and time-consuming, not to mention expensive...
Energy - Fuelling the Future
Whether or not you’re environmentally aware (or environmentally interested!), it’s likely that you know about the debate surrounding fossil fuels and our need for new sources to provide power in the future...
Home Insulation Options
As is typical with our British weather, we’re always going to need to heat our homes for at least five or six months a year...
How is Electricity Generated?
Here in Britain, we all use electricity every day. You’re using it right now as you sit here, reading this article on your computer. But how much do we actually know about electricity, the mystical force that fuels our lives at the flick of a switch?...
New Replacement Boiler
If your boiler is more than 10 years old, has become inefficient, or just feels like it’s on its last legs, then you should start shopping around for a new one straight away...
Boiler Repairs and Maintenance Options
When you are looking at running your household and looking to save money in the long term, it is probably worthwhile considering what you would do if your boiler broke down...
Boiler Types
If you’re looking for a new boiler and wondering what type of boiler is most appropriate for your needs then read on for some independent advice on boiler types...
Preparing for Winter
It may be depressing to start thinking of the winter months to come but there is no better time to start preparing your home for the winter than now...
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is energy that is captured from the natural environment such as sunlight, wind, rain, waves, tides and geothermal heat...
Solar Power and Solar Panels
Due to the rising energy costs many people are considering solar power as an alternative energy resource for their homes...
Lowering Energy Costs - Greener Homes
With energy companies putting up their gas and electricity prices and with the government predicting that rising fuel prices will mean that UK households will spend at least 10% of their incomes on fuel...
DIY Boiler Maintenance
There are lots of tips and tricks you can use in your own home in order to take care of your boiler and postpone that costly repair work. Here are a few of the easiest, cheapest and best ways to look after your beloved boiler...
How to Save on Your Heating Bills
Luckily, there are a number of easy, accessible methods you can employ to keep your heating costs under control whilst staying warm (and sane)...
Warm Front Explained
The Warm Front scheme can provide grants of up to £6,000 to those living in, or renting, a privately-owned property. The grants are given out in order to install or improve on central heating and insulation systems...
What is British Gas EnergyShare, and What Can it Do for You?
The EnergyShare plan works because British Gas have pledged to contribute as much renewably sourced electricity into the National Grid as users of the EnergyShare...
10 Things to Consider when Buying a Boiler
With everything you’ve got going on right now, the last thing on your mind should be is spending time trawling through leaflets and websites to find the right boiler...
Choosing a Heating System for Your Home
Replacing or renewing your central heating system can be expensive, stressful and chaotic. That’s why it’s important that you choose the right central heating system first time – you don’t want to have to go through the installation process twice!...
Do You Qualify for a Government Insulation Grant?
Whether you live in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, there are all kinds of grants which can help you to insulate your home...
Whatever Happened to the Boiler Scrappage Scheme?
Unfortunately, like all government projects these days, the funding for the government’s boiler scrappage scheme eventually ran out before it had been live for six months...
Renewable Heat Incentive Kicks Off
The government recently announced its Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI) Scheme. This incentive aims to encourage the use of low-carbon heating systems to reduce global warming...
Nuclear Horrors Reignited
The unfortunate nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, horrors of nuclear energy have bared their face to the world once again...
Boiler Labeling
Boiler labeling has become the norm for customers looking to establish the boiler efficiency by its ratings...
Why you should never be ashamed to admit that you own a dishwasher
It wasn’t so long ago that owning a dishwasher was considered shameful and only the rich and decadent could afford to buy one...
How to keep ahead of natural gas prices fluctuations
While it is true that the average UK family has to keep track of their energy costs all year round, it is in the winter when we tend to keep a closer watch on energy costs...
Solar water heating needs to be taken seriously
With the changes going on in weather patterns throughout the world, the prospect of using the sun’s rays to heat our water is becoming increasingly more a reality, especially in the south of England...
Why exterior wiring systems are as important as any other
While its very nice to have all the latest appliance in your own home including the most modern and effective lighting, many UK home owners are simply not picking up on the fact that summer nights are getting longer and more pleasant...
Is there ever a good time to change your energy suppliers?
During the times of peak energy demand, usually the height of winter, the current supplier was found wanting either in terms of ability to supply or in charging excessive amounts for energy...
Take the safe path when you buy a new appliance
Overall natural gas is by far and away the safest form of energy forms, capable of warming our homes cleanly and at at a relatively low cost. Gas still has to be treated with caution...
Dimmer switches come of age
It may have been around for years, but ask anyone who has installed a dimmer switch in their home and they will tell you that it carries out a very important role in creating a convivial atmosphere in the important rooms in the house...
Combi boilers will do the job even in the smallest home
Combi boilers have so many positive features to them; with one of the most outstanding being that they take up very little space...
Stop Shale Gas Say Protestors
Shale gas is considered to be a revolutionary and cheaper alternative to combustible fossil fuel like oil and gas especially in the UK...
British Gas Energy Supply
Energy supply is a very important aspect of UK households. Without the adequate supply of energy, it would be very hard for the UK household to survive and do the necessary actions and activities that are very essential to the day to day living...
Weed out the usual suspects in energy wastage
There are usually very few smiles around when the electricity bill comes rolling in, and in recent years with the cost of energy on a constant rise, reasons to be cheerful are certainly few and far between...
Don't take your central heating problems with you into next winter
With this year's winter still lingering on, there must be a lot of UK householders that reached the conclusion that their central heating system once again failed to pass the tests that the grueling weather conditions of the last few months has brought...
Find out where your thermocouple is – because you might need to replace it one day
A thermocouple is a safety feature that determines if the pilot light is lit on a boiler...
The winter is dead - long live next winter
Winter at long last is showing signs of abating and when the final analysis will be carried out; there will be a few facts that will need to be absorbed...
Energy savings should be in with the bricks
The single truth is that in order to curb the spread of global warming and reduce environmental pollution each UK home has to play its part and most of them are simply not equipped to do so...
You need to look out the window to save energy
Heating up an entire house or even heating a room can be an expensive business. For that reason it is a big shame when a significant amount of that heat is allowed to escape due to poor insulation...
There is no shame in owning and using a dishwasher
More and more UK homes are opting for dishwashers, of the new energy efficient kind...
An electrical company that pays YOU for producing energy?
It might sound backwards, but this is the innovative thinking
can protect the environment...
How to earn money with the Feed-In Tariff
The Feed-In Tariff provides an opportunity for people to install renewable energy systems. Not only does the scheme account for loan repayments on installation, it also helps you to reduce your energy costs and even earn money back from your energy provider...
British Gas HomeCare 200™ scheme provides cover with flexibility
Known as HomeCare®, British Gas have drawn up a range of eight options that will protect their customers from the major inconvenience of being without the much needed services of one of their key home appliances when they need it most...
British Gas HomeCare 300™ appliance insurance scheme
Under the HomeCare® label, British Gas offers a range of options designed to protect their subscribers if one of their key home appliances breaks down, usually when they need it the most...
Tankless water heaters now the most popular in the UK
Energy costs are rising at a frightening pace, and every effort has to be made to keep them under control...
Nothing to lose by keeping track of energy prices online
Too large a proportion of the UK population wait in fear till their energy bill comes in...
Is taking an electric shower something that you might consider?
In these days where energy innovations are very much a focus of attention and everything seems fair and reasonable when it comes to reducing costs, the notion of taking an electric shower might not seem quite so absurd...
Deciding what will be the perfect central heating system can be made easy
When we sit down to decide what we expect from a central heating the system our objectives should be very clearly defined...
Should you switch energy plans?
Currently energy experts, such as those at uSwitch.com are growing concerned that the days of best buy energy tariffs may be coming to an end...
Is your tariff end date approaching? How to avoid paying more for energy
Your energy tariff may provide a fixed or discounted rate that you have come to count on. What would you do if your energy costs increased suddenly?...
An end to cheap energy? Not yet for British Gas
According to uSwitch.com, consumers should carefully consider signing up for a competitive energy plan before the opportunity is lost...
Combination boilers still number one for the UK public
In recent years combi boilers have risen slowly but steadily up the charts to become the most popular boiler used for both heating water and powering a gas central heating system in all of
the UK...
You might find this hard to believe - but you could find yourself looking for air conditioning this summer
You might have begun to feel it already, but the global weather pattern is changing, and not necessarily for the better...
Insulation is not something you should reflect on for too long
The trick in keeping energy costs down is to maintain levels of heat in the winter and coolness in the summer. And the power of reflection can help you to do that...
Why taking out domestic insurance against appliance breakdown is always money well spent
If the decision is reached to take out domestic appliance insurance, it is very worthwhile to check out the costs, for parts only or parts and labour...
Squeeze that extra penny of value from your gas boiler
Sometimes home owners just fail to absorb exactly how important it is to squeeze that extra penny of value from their gas boiler...
Fridges never rest, but that doesn't mean that they have to make them work so hard
To begin with many people make the mistake of hanging on to a fridge that has outgrown its capacity demands. The larger the fridge then the more energy consumed. A fridge that has large empty spaces will use loads of energy to cool them...
Why you should take care of your boiler condensate pipe
The average UK home owner is statistically not too technical and looks upon his boiler at home as they may do their car, their telephone or their home computer the same way. As long as it works, best to leave it alone...
Leave no stone unturned to save on energy waste - exercise proper moisture control
These are difficult times in the UK. Money is short and energy costs are on the rise. Yet that doesn't mean we have to sit in the dark or in the cold...
It's time to burn paper to save on energy costs
These are not easy times for the average UK family with winters getting longer and energy prices rising all the time, along with just about everything else. Every reasonable step has to be taken to cut costs and extract the maximum value from every penny that we earn...
It helps to know the typical wattage consumption of your household appliances
Most of go through life, increasingly aware that energy costs money and a lot of it. We spend our lives running around switching of lights and appliances and reminding the rest of the family to do the same, largely to no avail...
Protect yourself from being boiler-less this winter with British Gas HomeCare 100™
British Gas, have come up with a scheme that will guarantee you the highest level of insurance cover should your heating system collapse under the strain of this year's winter, and you will be surprised how little it costs...
British Gas HomeCare 400™ won't leave you in the dark
Nobody likes to be caught in the dark, especially in the height of winter. However now is the season of the year when electrical appliances are working flat out, as well as boilers, central heating systems and just about everything under the family roof...
There can be no shortcuts when you install new gas appliances
Much as gas is one of the friendliest of energy forms, keeping our homes nice and warm at a relatively low cost, it still has to be treated with a high level caution...
Now might be just the time to switch your energy suppliers
Why would you want to change your energy supplier in the middle of winter? Usually the reason why people change their energy suppliers are because they feel they are being overcharged, although these days, with prices on the increase, it's hard to pin down...
Green electricity is on its way – thanks to British Gas
With the obvious changes in our global climate and the relentless increases in energy costs, researchers have been working around the globe and around the clock to find a picture of what will be in the future...
Before you buy a new appliance take a closer look at its energy efficiency levels
These days conserving energy is king, and those people who are in the market for a new electrical appliance should take a minute or two to check out the energy-efficiency levels which are now legally required to be clearly marked on the appliance...
Fridges also need to perform in the winter
Everyone must have heard the tale by now about the Alaskan who used to pop into his fridge in order to warm up a little, and in wintry Britain that joke doesn't seem so far-fetched as it once was...
Oil-fired heating pricing itself out of the market
The UK is in the grip of its second tough winter in a row. Lessons have to be learned from these difficult days...
Are you listening? There are ways to reduce your energy costs
Only someone who is blissfully unaware of what is going on in the World these days will not have heard about the potential dangers and current problems around caused by global warming...
I've never been so insulated!
Insuring that the home has been properly insulated is vital, as it will be invaluable in preserving the heat that has been generated...
When it comes to heating, think about keeping it under your floor boards
In recent years, there has been a major upsurge in interest in installing under floor heating, with many families switching to this method...
It might be difficult to resist temptation, but keep your electric bill under control this freezing winter
With winter seemingly having been with us forever, and the Metrological service stating that we have just have been through the coldest December for about a century, the expectations that electricity charges for the period will be very high...
What are heat pump systems and why they are not the answer for the UK public
With the recent extremes of weather this winter helping people to forget that temperatures in the first few months of the summer were as high as have been recorded for years, the realization is beginning to hit home that the effects of climate change are now being felt...
Keep the family spirit going with a coal effect fire
The difficult weather conditions have seen many a UK family confined to the homes for more time than they may have been used to over the last few years...
Don't find yourself in the dark this winter
With conditions in the UK being as they are at present and with no guarantee that the next few months won't be equally as tough, every effort should be made to minimize the discomfort and inconvenience that extremes of weather can cause...
Condensing boilers prove themselves in the UK's worst cold spell
Boasting ninety percent efficiency levels it can be no wonder that condensing Boilers are now generally recognized as being the number one boiler to have at your call under these most testing of conditions weather wise...
There are ways to make you save money on your electricity bill
Even the most conscious of the UK householders who is well involved in the battle to keep costs under control especially those pertaining to energy will have long since created a personal profile of their energy usage over the year...
How to define the ultimate central heating system
As another wake of freezing cold weather approaches the British Isles, there will undoubtedly be a large number of homeowners who will be sitting down and contemplating how to keep their home under maximum heat...
The great dishwashing dilemma - does hand washing dishes save energy?
There may be some kind of emotional barrier that causes the average UK householder to feel guilty about using their dishwasher when energy costs are rising all of the time...
Does it pay to take out domestic appliance insurance?
These days buying a new appliance has been much simpler thanks to the internet, where a lot of the foot slogging around the various stores have been largely eliminated thanks to comparison shopping and the possibility of making the purchase online with a lot of the cost savings that go with it...
Ensure that you're central heating systems is fine tuned for maximum performance
With the UK still under freezing temperatures, it's possible that many people will think of "hard water" as that which has frozen into a block of ice...
There is no better time than now to compare energy costs
As the UK struggles through another winter which looks that it might be even tougher than last year's, now may seem like the strangest time to start looking around for the best deals from your energy suppliers...
Some thoughts on which boiler might suit your best for next winter
If you are one of these people who believed till last week that lightning can't strike twice in the same place and that this year's winter can't possibly be as bad as last years, then you are probably sitting in the cold right now pondering your mistake...
Heating oil prices shoot through the roof as temperatures plummet
After a year or two where some hope continued to exist that using heating oil as an energy source would return to be a tangible proposition have once again gone up in smoke with the news that increases of around 25% are expected within the next few days...
More simple tips to save energy while keeping warm
Now that winter has really taken a grip and much earlier than last winter, there will be a lot of UK families who will be taking a long look at their energy budget and shaking their heads...
Every keep warm tactic is fair as winter descends early on the UK
We all lived in hope that this winter wouldn't be as harsh and as difficult as last year's but early indications show that it might even be worse!...
Winter arrives with a vengeance- are you prepared?
Winter in the UK has arrived and you only need to look out the window to gather all the evidence you need that it looks like being as bad if not worse than last year...
Screen your electricity bills by switching it off!
With energy bills on a constant rising curve, just about any method of cutting wastage and cost should be attempted as long as it is legal. Sometimes wastage is taking place right under our noses, so glaringly obvious that we cannot see it...
Gas central heating - the best choice you can make
There are a number of choices to be made on which type of central heating best will suit our needs and our budget...
Prepare yourself for a hearty electric bill this winter
Nobody likes to be the bearer of bad news, but meteorologists are positively queuing up to let the UK public know that this coming winter looks like being as severe as that of 2009/2010...
Winter is coming - but it's not too late to make sure your boiler is insured
The reason for taking out boiler insurance is not only to allow you to undercut the cost of getting your boiler repaired if and not when it breaks down but also to prevent you having to go through a lot of the inconvenience that it will cause you...
Look to the future when shopping for major home appliances
Technological advances in recent years have gone a long way to making lives easier, particularly in domestic appliances...
The pluses and minuses of electric heating
If you have just moved house or are about to move house and there is no form of central heating installed, before the winter hits, you can run out to your nearest electric superstore and buy yourself as many radiators as you need, plug them in and you have instant heat...
British gas to raise prices while providing some options to save
As was widely expected after the Scottish & Southern energy company announced that they would be increasing their prices by 9% staring from the first of December, British Gas announced that they have no option but to follow suit although less drastically...
British Gas looks to the future with smart meters
You don't get to become the UKs largest energy supplier by resting on your laurels. As has been their way for decades, BG has looked to the future to find ways to improve their services and make life better and simpler...
Why a stainless steel fridge is worth the extra
Stainless steel is not just good to look at, it is considerably easier to keep clean. Cleanliness and kitchens should always go hand in hand, and that's why it is always worthwhile considering investing that extra money when the time comes to buy a new major kitchen appliance...
Now may be the time to drain your boiler
Winter is coming and with it the risk of burst pipes and the rest. If you live in an area where the temperature can get well below freezing point, (and who doesn't these days) then you should be looking at just about every weak point in your water system...
It's never too late to think about your chestnuts
What many people discover usually when it is too late, is that the cost of maintaining a boiler is very low when compared to the expense of not carrying out these jobs on time...
Why go for a condensing combi boiler
One of the greatest innovations in home heating technology over the last few years has been the combi boiler...
British Gas leads the way in boilers
It would only logical to expect that British Gas, the UK's longest established and largest energy supplier would be the place to go if you were looking to change your gas boiler. Or even buy one for the first time...
Now is the time - insure your boiler before the cold winter sets in
While boilers operate all year round in most UK homes, they really have to justify themselves in the winter when they need to provide heat as well...
There is a way back from back boilers
Progress and innovation has virtually seen an end to the back boiler, with just about every alternative being an improvement from this outdated system...
Why gas is good
There are still a lot of people who remember the good old days of the coal fire and are even inclined to romanticise about them...
Why cash is going out of fashion in the world of energy supply
It's an indisputable fact that the UK is gradually coming cash less society, and this latest development is far from being a bad thing...
Finding a reliable electrician should be too much to ask
Nothing can cause more pressure and upset than when the electric power falls, especially if there are young children and elderly people in the house...
Storage tank water heaters can be a vital tool in keeping energy costs down
Energy saving is one of the most important aspects of our lives, and those UK families who have a water heater lined up to a storage tank can save a load of money, as long as they get their planning right...
Now is the time to check out your electrical wiring health
The general description of electrical wiring covers many formats, under the heading of routing conductors which carry electricity from their source to the appliance that needs to be powered...
The right moves to make when switching your energy suppliers
Whether they like to admit it or not, the majority of UK consumers are both sentimental about their suppliers as well as being loyal to them, sometimes unreasonably so...
Switch on to LED light bulb for the long term
More and more UK families are even taking a second look at their light bulbs to see if they can cut some costs there...
Worrying about insulation will take care of your heating bills
There are a lot of people, who can't see the wood for the trees, and this can especially apply to when winter comes and the emphasis is on keeping themselves and their families warm when a cold UK winter approaches...
Never Compare your Fridge to your Cocker Spaniel
It is reasonable to expect a life span of between ten to fifteen years for a reasonable quality domestic appliance that will be in normal use during that period. After that time their performance will generally start to dwindle...
Choosing the Best Boiler for your Needs
While it is never sound financial policy to update a boiler every few years, it is worth looking at a boiler's situation once every seven to ten years and for two reasons...
Adjusting the burners on your gas boiler will save you money
While it never recommended making mechanical adjustments to a gas boiler unless you really know what you are doing it doesn't mean that you need to call out an expert to make simple tweaks in your central heating boiler, especially as winter is approaching...
Why you should take advantage of reading your meter to cut energy costs
Using the power of the World Wide Web the whole process of comparing and settling your energy bills can become so much simpler, and cheaper to boot...
Understanding how a Central Heating System Operates
As most UK house owners are increasingly discovering, a home without central heating is as good as a pub with no beer, especially with winters getting colder every year as they are...
How to cut your Energy Costs
With the UK not quite out of the hot water, more and more families are assessing the best ways to cut their energy costs even further...
Install a Programmable Thermostat and watch the Energy Bills go down
The world of technology is moving forward at a frightening pace; making it difficult to imagine what kind of world we will be living in in the coming years...
As Winter Approaches why not consider a Gas Driven Coal Effect Range
There must still be a few million UK residents that still remember the days of sitting around a coal fire on a cold winter's evening...
The Pluses and Minuses of Paying your Energy Bills through the Internet
The days of waiting in line at the bank, post office or even at your local electricity and/or gas supplier are well over...
Send your Computer to Sleep and Save Some Money
It’s a well known fact that the computer owning public have gotten out of the habit of switching off their computers...
Things to look for when Choosing a New Gas Boiler
There are a number of things that need to be kept in mind whenever you are choosing from among the British Gas boilers that are available...
Break Down your Energy Costs to Save Money
Among the mistake that many people make when their electricity bill drops through their letter box is to look at the bottom line only, usually while shaking their heads in disbelief...
What you need to ask when your Annual Boiler Maintenance Inspection comes round
Last year's horrendous winter will be difficult to forget for a load of people, and who can guarantee you that next year's will be any better...
Things to look out for when you go to Renew your Gas Boiler Insurance
Having a gas fired boiler revived after an unexpected problem can be very costly. If there is also a delay waiting for a boiler servicing engineer to arrive you could be without hot water for a significant period...
Who would have believed it? Solar heating catching on in the UK
With the jury out on whether it a negative or positive development, reports are increasingly showing that more and more UK families are taking the alternative heating methods much more seriously than they used to...
Combi boilers come into their own in the smaller family home
Industry experts have long since confirmed that the Combi style of boilers have become the most cost-efficient method of heating a small to medium sized UK family home as well as providing reasonable quantities of hot water all year round...
Operate your Gas Oven the Smart Way using a Thermostat
These days with cutting energy costs rapidly becoming a priority for the average UK family, much more attention needs to be applied to the appliances operating in the home and how to operate them as efficiently and as inexpensively as possible...
Make for a Friendlier Fridge and Save Some Energy Costs
One of these unfortunate statistics that not too many people are aware of is that the percentage of domestic electricity that fridges and freezers use in an average family accounts to close to twenty percent of their total electricity bill...
Why you need to make sure that you are being what you owe for energy
While it has been generally recognized that energy bills will increase this year, with the increase averaging between £50 to £60 pounds per UK family, what is not generally known is that around on third of UK consumers are being chronically overcharged for their energy...
You cannot do without Insuring your Domestic Appliance Insurance
Most domestic appliances these days are pretty reliable and developments in design and manufacture seemed to have made them much more robust and less problematic than they used to be...
Ofgem Warns Consumers to Beware of Overcharging on their Energy Bills
With two major UK energy companies being hauled over the coals for overcharging their customers, once again consumers are being reminded not to be too trusting and to check their accounts thoroughly when they come in...
Why High Efficiency in Heating Systems should be a must
It has become vitally important for UK home-owners to take a much longer and closer look at their central heating systems and make totally sure that that they have been set up to operate at the highest level of efficiency to make sure that any wastage of energy is being kept to a minimum...
Gas Boilers and Corgi Go Hand In Hand
UK homeowners who are either interested in changing or upgrading their gas boiler, buying one for a new property or simply having their boiler serviced before winter comes knocking will more than be likely be in touch with CORGI...
The Future of Energy Needs to be Brought Forward
It wouldn't take too much of a genius to figure out that the global weather situation is not all that it should be and what we used to expect from our climate is changing...
Don't let your Electric Bill Come Back and Bite you in the Summer
The fact is that most UK homes don't have any form of air conditioning, so when the mercury starts to climb, the old fashioned and energy hungry alternative, the rotating fan is called into play...
Become a Part of the Green Revolution
Many UK homeowners find it difficult to come to grips with the whole idea of addressing green issues fearing that the investment that it will involve will place them even further in the red instead of going green...
Hail The Forgotten Hero - Insure Your Boiler Before Winter Sets In
In the winter central heating systems need to be operated, and with winters seemingly getting colder and tougher every year, we need to know that our central heating system will be able of working to its maximum capacity...
Gas or Electric Ovens – What's Your Choice?
When it comes down to it, eating is a pretty central element in the lives of a typical UK family, and choosing which type of oven on which to cook our food is a major decision that has to be made and should never be taken lightly...
Why you should take your Domestic Appliance Insurance Seriously - but not be a slave to it
Every domestic appliance in your home has a life span, and when the day dawns that you have to replace one of them, you face the task ahead with a mixture of excitement and fear...
Do your Homework Before Deciding on Which Gas Boiler Best Suits your Needs and Budget
While it's always reassuring to know that you can put your trust in a large and caring company like British Gas when the time comes for you to install a new gas boiler, it doesn't mean that you should pass all of the responsibility on to them...
Wiring Up Your Garden Will Add Some Extra Light To Your Life
Summer is with us, and the nights are getting longer all of the time. You can extend them even more by installing a lighting system in your garden, and enjoy the benefits without breaking the bank...
Hot Outside? - Now is the Time to Buy your New Gas Boiler
With the World Cup and Wimbledon upon us, and the annual summer holiday not far behind, now is the best time to start thinking about our gas boiler...
British Gas Still Leads the Way
Every UK family needs the access to energy in all of its various forms in order to function. Energy is the driving force used to power every area of our personal and working lives, and without it we would all be in a very sorry state...
Why you Should Consider a Stainless Steel Fridge
Fridges have a life span, and there is not a lot you can do about it. Refrigeration design has improved a lot in the last decade or so, and it is reasonable to expect that a fridge will serve you well for between ten to fifteen years without need to be replaced...
Tankless or Combi Boilers - the Debate Continues
Are you one of the many thousands of UK householders who spent the better part of last winter trying to keep yourself warm?...
Hire the Services of a Professional for your Gas and Electric Maintenance Problems
Home maintenance is far from being everybody's forte, so when something goes wrong with a domestic appliance, or even more so, a water heater or central heating system, the only path to take is to hire the services of a certified professional to discover the cause of the problem and then repair it...
Planning a New Central Heating System for Next Year?
Now that the elections are over and spring appears to be with us, before the World Cup comes along and the annual vacation, now is the time when many UK families are sitting down to plan that new central hearing system that they promised themselves during that very cold spell in December and January...
What You Should Know About Storage Tank Water Heaters Before You Buy One
Choosing the right water heater for your family's needs can be a bit of a responsibility. However if you make the right choices, you will find yourself not only saving yourself loads of money, but ensuring you have all the hot water you need, and when you need it...
You Shouldn't Have to Look Far to Find An Electrician to Trust
Nothing can cause more pressure and upset than when the electric power falls, especially if there are young children and elderly people in the house...
Understand The Importance Of Your Electrical Wiring
The general description of electrical wiring covers many formats, under the heading of routing conductors which carry electricity from their source to the appliance that needs to be powered...
Designing An All Around Central Heating System Will Save Money and Preserve Heat
When the time comes to sit down and plan a new central heating system either in a new property or an existing one, many people make the mistake of not looking at the big picture...
Things you should take care of Before and After you Switch Energy Suppliers
It's often easier said than done, but switching your energy supplier should not be too complicated if you decide that what you will be getting from your new energy supplier will be better than that from the one you have just left...
Coming Soon: A New Type of LED Light Bulb that won't need Replacing for at Least 15 Years
With all eyes on saving energy, the news that several of the World's light bulb manufacturers are about to launch a new range of light-emitting diode (LED) driven light bulbs that they will last at least 15 year and up to 18 years will certainly capture the imagination of many...
Why Insuring your Washing Machine Should Never be Taken off your List of Must Haves
If you have a home domestic appliance and need to take out insurance to cover repairs or replacements then surprisingly there are not a huge range of insurance companies out there that will cover you...
Don't Let Spring Cause you to Forget your New Year Resolutions
Spring is beckoning and the flowers are popping and there are not too many clouds in the sky. It makes it very difficult to believe that just a few months ago the UK was suffering its coldest winter for many years...
Learn to Love your Thermostat
One of the most important parts of a home’s comfort system is its main control—the thermostat. The thermostat tells the home’s furnace and/or cooling system when to turn on and off as temperatures in the house or individual rooms fluctuate...
Discovering Ways to Save Money on Electricity
Most people in the UK have learned one thing from the last years of recession, and that is money doesn't grow on trees. Pennies have to be saved and one of the many ways that it can be done is to discover ways to save money on electricity...
Embrace the Future - Green Electricity is on its way
You would need to be living in an igloo somewhere near the North Pole not to be aware of the problems of global warming and the rapid shrinking of the World's natural assets which have been used for the last few centuries to heat and warm the UK home...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Open Vent System Boilers
For home owners, choosing which boiler best suits their needs can be a complicated business. Apart from taking into account the costs involved other considerations such as space availability, quantities of hot water required and most importantly these days, how economic the boiler will be to operate...
What are Direct Debit Payments and Why you Should use it to Pay your Energy Suppliers?
The world is in a period of change as far as handling personal finances are concerned. The change as brought with it many advantages and fewer disadvantages and the person who learns how to use these advantages to their benefit will save time, inconvenience and money...
Wake up! Big Brother will be Reading your Electricity Meters
By the year 2012, the UK Government’s Smart Meter scheme is due to be launched and every UK home will be fitted with its own meter which will stand out by having it one easy-to-read monitor...
Energy-Saving Advice Helps Farmers Reduce Costs?
The farming industry like many others has suffered over the past few years from increases in energy costs, and like many others have taken a long hard look at reducing them...
Is the HomeCare® 200 Agreement Still a Worthwhile Deal?
These days every penny counts and families that are struggling to make ends meet should be looking at every way to cut their living costs...
The Pluses and Minuses of Having Oil-Fired Central Fired Boiler
With the UK still in the throes of the toughest winter it has experienced in many a long year, with energy bills to match, most families are taking a long hard look at their energy bills and asking themselves what went wrong...
UK Boiler Replacement Scheme Proving to be a bit of a "Gas."
Just a few weeks after it was announced, the UK government's boiler scrappage scheme continues to create loads of interest. Till now more than fifty five thousand of the maximum 125,000 grant vouchers have already been claimed...
Which British Gas Best Suits the UK Public's Needs
With British Gas reporting record profits for 2009 much of which is to be re-invested in making UK homes easier and cheaper to keep warm, it's easy to understand why one out of two households choose this time honoured British company to be their principal energy supplier...
How Not to Win the Highest Electric Bill Prize
One of the biggest competitions, and especially after emerging from a long and especially cold winter is, how high was your electricity bill?...
Seek out the best and not always the least expensive UK Gas and Electricity Suppliers
In the UK, there is a lot of competition in the energy supply business, and as anyone will tell you, competition is a very positive thing, especially when price is a principal factor...
What To Look Out For When You Research Your Gas Boiler Cover Policy
A gas fired boiler plays a very important part of an average UK family home. There are many people who fail to realise the importance of maintaining their boiler in the best condition, but soon do when it start to give them problems...
Budget and Plan Wisely Before Installing a New Central Heating System
Figuring out how much to spend on a central heating system for your home is like asking how long is a piece of string...
Don't Be a Slave to Opec - Say Goodbye to your Oil Fueled Boiler
It may be hard to believe but it was only ten years ago that oil was regarded as a reasonable alternative to gas and even electricity as a fuel to heat boilers in the UK home...
The Importance of Price Comparison Web Sites in Cutting Back on Energy Costs
Its very logical to compare energy prices, and you can do so by taking advantage of the websites that you will find online who offer price comparison services...
Is Taking out Domestic Appliance Insurance Worth the Investment?
It's always a pleasurable experience to buy a new home appliance, especially one that will make your life easier...
Weighing up the Pluses and Minuses of Installing an Electric Water Heater
The choice of installing a water heater is one that should not be cast aside without weighing up the pros and cons of the situation...
British Gas cuts Standard Prices by an average 7%
British Gas, the largest residential energy supplier in Britain, has today cut its standard gas
prices by an average 7%...
Taking Care of Exterior Wiring Systems is Also Part of a Homeowner’s Task
Even though the UK summers aren't quite what they used to be, the days don't get any shorter. And anyone who has ever spent a long and pleasant summer evening outside in their garden will tell you that it can be a very soothing experience...
How to Make your Central Heating System Operate More Effectively
If you find that you constantly need to clean your electric kettle of limescale, the chances are that you live in a part of the UK where the water is "hard". Living with hard water is a problematic issue for home owners, which manifests itself in many ways...
British Gas Turns Up The Heat And By Quite A Bit More
If there is one rule of life that anyone should have learned by now is how to appreciate a gift when it is presented to you. And when you are presented with three gifts rolled into one then the levels of appreciation levels should go up accordingly...
British Gas Leaves the Field Behind with their Super Generous Offer Boiler Replacement Top up Offer
When the £400 boiler replacement scheme was first hinted at during Chancellor Alasdair Darling's pre-budget speech before Christmas, many UK families realised that at long last there was a possibility that they would be able to replace their old, noisy and highly inefficient boiler...
British Gas Makes a Compelling New Offer to UK Households
Two popular UK myths were exploded this week, one in close succession to the other. The first was that the weather it can get colder and the other was that British Gas could improve their already generous offer to match the government's new £400 boiler scrappage allowance announced last week...
How to Claim your UK Government Subsidy and Replace your Old Gas Boiler
There must have been at least 130,000 families in the UK yesterday asking them the same question. Couldn't Brown and Darling have arranged their £400 replacement budget subsidies about six months ago, and maybe we could have replaced our boilers before the winter...
Boiler Scrappage Scheme Gets Under Way With A Lot Of Help From British Gas
With considerable fanfare and no little self praise and back slapping, the UK Government has now launched their new £400 grant to help the public to those replace their old and increasingly inefficient boilers with new and considerably more efficient carbon friendly models...
British Gas's Offer Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time
Alasdair Darling hinted that it was going to happen in pre-budget speech of last month, and when Prime Minister Gordon Brown, officially launched the UK boiler scheme in the company of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, they may well have pulled of the public relations coup of the century...
Cut Back on your Electricity Bill with a Whole-House Power Meter
According to how it works for you, each month or even two your electricity bill drops through your mail box or arrives by e-mail. No matter how it arrives, we all recall that moment of anticipation and fear as we scan quickly to the most important factor of all- the bottom line...
Man, it's a Gas - Heater, I Mean
If you live in a populated central location, you can enjoy a wide choice of water heating choices, with gas, electricity, wood and kerosene being the four major options...
Weighing up the Pros and Cons of Taking out a Boiler Maintenance Service Contract
As has occurred in cases of excess fees for car insurance, many UK householders have formed the possibly mistaken opinion that it may be cheaper in the long run to just pay for the repairs if their home boiler suddenly goes on the blink...
If You Haven't Discovered it Already, Winter is Here
Winter is here and with a vengeance this year. These are the times when we need to extract the maximum from our central heating systems and hot water boilers. It doesn't mean, however, that we need to commit financial hari-kari in the process...
Save Money on your Gas and Electricity Bills by Reading the Fine Print
We live in the internet age and those who choose to avoid this glaring fact do so at their peril. Cutting household bills should be everyone's priority these days and there is no doubt that by paying your gas and electricity bills through the internet save money and a fair chunk at that...
British Gas Show How Much They Care - With HomeCare®
British Gas constantly justifies its position as the UK's premier gas supply company by taking care of their customers. They do so by providing top quality service all year long, and have once again proved their reliability during the difficult weather conditions being experienced just now in the UK, and especially in the south of England...
Don't Pay Through your Nose for your Gas and Electricity - Use your Brain Instead
In the cash-strapped UK of the last couple of years, many families await the arrival of their electricity and gas bills with a lot of fear and trepidation. How much will it be this time, they ask themselves. It is as if they have no control of their own fate, or their household bills.
Drain your Central Heating System before Winter Sets in
Winter is drawing rapidly to a close and we all want to experience that warm and reassuring glow when we come in out of the rain and the snow, to a warm house. Central heating systems are a wonderful thing to have in the UK's increasingly colder and longer winters, yet they are not something that can be taken for granted...
Boiler Removal is not a Subject to be Taken Lightly!
With the news that more than 100,000 UK homes are eligible to receive a handsome subsidy to replace their new boilers, the subject of how to remove an existing boiler must have been a hot topic across the dinner tables and bars of the UK at the weekend...
Darling Invites the UK Public to Get Rid of their Old Boilers
In one of the more popular moves in his pre-budget report maneuvers, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alasdair Darling has handed a potential £400 bonus to up to UK 125,000 households. They will receive the bonus in order get to upgrade their old and dilapidated 'band G' gas heating boilers...
Learn to Love your Water Heater
One of the major expenses in running a UK home is heating water, with experts stating that around 20% of all utility bill expenses go in that direction...
Getting a Programmable Thermostat is a Great Way to Save Money Fast
Thermostats have been around for a long time, but the programmable version is fairly new on the scene. And what an asset it has turned out to be in the battle to reduce energy costs...
Buy a New Washing Machine and Save Money
With the UK public having to become much more energy conscious, it has been discovered that over the long term, front loading machines will be much friendlier to the bank balance, as well as to the environment...
Look to the Details to Keep your Gas and Electricity Bills Under Control
Very few UK families actually take the trouble to find out but if they did, they might be shocked to discover that they spend around £1400 a year on their gas and electricity bills...
Keep yourself and your family safe by ensuring that your gas appliances are
properly installed
Each winter in the UK between ten and fifteen people lose their lives by inhaling carbon monoxide fumes. These highly poisonous fumes leak into their homes through gas appliances and flues, and without exception, particularly those which have not been properly installed. The number of people, usually the elderly and infirm who become ill due to breathing these fumes, cannot be measured, but are estimated to run into the thousands...
Doing an electricity tariff comparison can save you a lot of money
In these troubled times every penny counts and there is no shame involved in getting down to details to cut back on costs. By taking care of the fine points and comparing the cost of your electricity bills amongst potential suppliers, a typical family stands to save themselves a few hundred pounds a year, money that can be well spent somewhere else...
How, When and Why to Change Your Gas Supplier
If the truth be told, most prefer the status quo. There is a well-known and pretty dangerous statement that’s says "better the devil we know than the devil we don't know". The danger in taking that kind of advice is that we will never change anything in our lives because we might be frightened to try...
How and When to Replace your Gas Boiler
Very few people can afford the luxury of changing their gas boiler as part of a fashion statement. The truth is that if the average consumer had the choice he would stay with the sane gas boiler forever...
A Condensing Combi Boiler - What Is It and What Can it do for you?
As new innovations come to light in all walks of life, we often have to familiarise ourselves with the new phraseology that comes with them. Only a few of us will have heard of combi boilers and particularly that of the condensing variety...
Take the Long Term View and Switch to Gas Central Heating
If you are heating your home by any other method than by good old British Gas, then more than likely you will have discovered by now that all the alternatives are no longer feasible. The price of heating oil has more or less quadrupled over the last few years, and electricity is not that far behind, largely because most power stations are operated by oil...
Why it Pays to Take Out Gas Boiler Insurance
There are things that it is common knowledge which we have to insure in the home. First of all, it is property that can be stolen, beginning with jewelry, cash, and personal papers, and all the way down to the matching Persian rugs and cat...
As the Nights Begin to Get Colder it's Time to Think Gas
Winter can be everyone's favourite season, but for most, it’s when they are in the inside looking out. That means being in a warm and cosy home with the central heating doing its job, and the gas boiler keeping the water hot for those baths and showers that the kids need when they come home after hours playing in the mud or even the snow...
Consumers Demand Informed Choices, British Gas Delivers
There was once a time when consumers placed unquestioning trust in product and service providers...
Gas Safe Register – Why?
There is one over-riding reason why the gas safe register exits and that is to protect people in their homes and work from one of the deadliest gases around: carbon monoxide (CO).
Cowboy Gas Fitters
If you are tempted into evil, by a good price, and the chap bearing gifts is not legally allowed to carry out the work, then you are literally risking not only your life
Gas Safety On Holiday, Home and Abroad
This is not to be taken lightly. Gas safety on holiday, either in the UK, or abroad, should not be dismissed without some thought as to what could happen.
Gas Safety Top Tips
Over 20 million households do and the team behind the Gas Safe Register recommend that everyone be aware of how to use gas safely in their home.
What Is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?
For those who ask what is carbon monoxide poisoning, they should know that the effects of one of the deadliest gases around can be at worse fatal, and at best, lead to serious health problems.
Do I Need a New Heating System?
When it comes to asking yourself, do I need a new heating system, it comes down to whether your current system is the most efficient you can have...
Do I Need a New Boiler?
When it comes to asking yourself, do I need a new heating system, it comes down to whether your current system is the most efficient you can have...
Installation Survey
Installing a new boiler, or central heating system, is not always as straightforward as it sounds. Often properties have 'features' that require special attention, or it might mean that a boiler needs some special attention from the installation engineers...
How to Find a Tradesman
It’s one of the questions, how to find a tradesman, which usually crop up when there’s a problem and sometimes, as when a pipe bursts, it can be an urgent problem which sends everyone into a panic...
DIY Safety Tips
If you fancy doing a few jobs yourself, then remember to think about DIY safety tips. And if you feel that a job is too tricky for you, don’t feel bad, play it on the safe side and get in a professional. Only attempt the jobs you feel comfortable with...
How to Fix Central Heating Problems
When we talk about how to fix central heating problems, what we mean are mainly radiators and pipes. You cannot work on your gas boiler, or indeed, any gas device. Only a recognised engineer can do this...
Quick Fix for Burst Pipe
A burst pipe is usually met with screaming and hysteria, and that’s just from the men in the house...
Dealing With An Air-Locked Pipe
Dealing with an air-locked pipe is a great DIY technique to learn, as it could stop you having to ring a plumber and paying a hefty bill...
Plumbing Tools The Top 10
When it comes to nominating plumbing tools, the top 10, then up there amongst the stars has to be the sink auger...
Remove Mold Add a Fan
If you want to remove mold, add a fan, it’s that simple...
Keep Your Gas Fire Safe
Keep your gas fire safe at all times is a good rule to remember...
How to Choose a Gas Fire
When the question how to choose a gas fire crops up, there’s a few things to remember...
How to Fit Loft Insulation
If you want to know how to fit loft insulation in a way that helps you save the maximum amount of money, then look no further than here...
Gas Boiler Maintenance
It’s amazing how a little bit of gas boiler maintenance can help your system stay in tip top condition...
How to temporarily remove a radiator for decorating
Right, the question how to temporarily remove a radiator for decorating is vexing for all those who know that it’s best to paint in all those difficult spots, no matter how tricky, to do a good job...
Capita Gas Safe Register Replaces CORGI
As of 1 April 2009, Capita Group Plc will run the new gas installer registration scheme, under the name Gas Safe Register. Here is what you need to know...
Energy bill cuts on the way. A case of too little too late
Most of the financially pressed UK public will not be falling to their knees in gratitude at the news that British Gas, Scottish and Southern Energy, and Eon have finally cut at least some of their prices which rumour has it was only agreed to after considerable political pressure...
Direct Debit - What to be Aware Of
Consumer groups are urging people who pay their fuel bills by direct debit to watch out, because it is claimed that millions of pounds are being exploited to earn the energy companies a fortune in interest...
Decoding Fuel Bills
Modern day utility bills seem so complicated, that you might regret not taking that quantum physics degree at Oxford...
Should you Switch Energy Suppliers?
The consensus of advice at the time of writing is hang on for a bit; don’t make the switch yet...
What does 1 tonne + 750 kg of Carbon saved each year mean?
By improving the energy efficiency of your home with the installation of home insulation, you can help the environment by reducing your home’s carbon emissions...
Insulation Expert: What is an R-Value?
Insulations come in a variety of materials and are sourced from a variety of manufacturers. In order to provide consumers with a consistent guide to compare insulations, a standardized rating system was developed...
How does Insulation Save you Money?
Insulation works to help homeowners maintain the warmth of their home and reduce energy costs by slowing the movement of heat from a hot space to one that is cooler...
Keeping Warm on Budget
With the snow falling and the country whipped by icy winds, it can pay dividends if you have a think about how to keep yourself warm...
Boiler Insurance
Considering the cost of replacing a boiler, or major parts of your central heating system from scratch, it’s no wonder that insurance plans to cover your boiler, and other parts of your system, have become so popular...
The Best Boiler of 2008
And the winner is, Kate Boiler Winslet. And up she comes to accept the award, tears streaming and words askew, forgetting which manufacturer to thank and which energy supplier to mention...
Who are HHIC?
The initials HHIC stand for The Heating and Hot Water Industry Council and its an organisation, based in Warwickshire, that consists of members drawn from the industry, including manufacturers, merchants, utility companies, distributors, installers and service providers...
British Gas Help the Aged Partnership
Let’s be honest, there are few things more miserable than being cold in your own property. It’s very difficult to lead a full and fulfilling life when the heating is off and the radiators are stone cold.
Ofgen
Basically, it fights the consumer’s corner when it comes to choice and value with their supply of electricity and gas. In other words, they are there to stop you being ripped off by the big energy companies.
Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers (who are SEDBUK)?
Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers - A poorly operating central heating boiler is no good for your wallet, or the environment, as it’s efficiency can be reduced by 30%.
What can you do personally to maintain a boiler?
A poorly operating central heating boiler is no good for your wallet, or the environment, as it’s efficiency can be reduced by 30%.
Boilers with Lowest CO2 Emissions
An energy efficient boiler has less Co2 emissions than an old, or inefficient boiler (in the region of 30% less). And as boilers can account for as much, if not more than 60% of Co2 home emissions
Energy Efficiency Rating, what is it?
Boilers, like most home appliances, now have energy efficiency ratings and they are arranged under the Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers scheme, or SEDBUK for short.
New Boiler Efficiency Legislation
Choosing and buying a new boiler is not such a simple matter these days. A central heating boiler is now seen as a key part in the Government’s strategy to make more U.K. homes
How and why you should lag your hot water cylinder
If you want to save both money and the environment, then how and why you should lag your hot water cylinder (tank) is quite an important question.
How Do Boilers Work?
Sat in the corner of the kitchen, or the utility room, the boiler is often overlooked, but it is one of the key components of the modern day house.
New Boiler Grants
But there is quite a lot of help available when it comes to installing a new boiler, such as a boiler grant, or an energy efficiency grant. These are provided by the government, or by the energy suppliers
How to get the Best out of your Condensing Boiler
Firstly, which boiler do you have? There are a number of boilers that currently operate in U.K homes: conventional, combi, condensing and back boiler
How to get the Best out of your Boiler
Firstly, which boiler do you have? There are a number of boilers that currently operate in U.K homes: conventional, combi, condensing and back boiler
How to get the Best out of your Combi Boiler
Firstly, which boiler do you have? There are a number of boilers that currently operate in U.K homes: conventional, combi, condensing and back boiler
Battling Fuel Bills – What Help Is There?
With ever increasing fuel bills, it’s good to know that there are a number of ways by which you can get some help.
What is a Social Tariff?
A social tariff is there for those that need help to pay their fuel bills...
What is British Gas HomeCare®?
British Gas HomeCare® is one of the most comprehensive maintenance and repair programmes available today, but just how useful is it for the average householder?...
Pros and Cons of a Back Boiler
Lets get one thing straight right away – back boilers are slightly frowned upon these days by the people who draw up the Building Regulations...
Boiler Installation Process
When it comes to the boiler installation process there is one key piece of advice: be aware of cowboys bearing cheap quotes...
Who is Nwy Prydain?
British Gas Wales trades under the name of Nwy Prydain...
Which Boiler to Choose
Which boiler to choose for your home can be a little daunting as there is quite a choice, each with a number of pros and cons...
Pros and Cons of Condensing Boilers
A condensing boiler has one great upside: it’s the most energy efficient boiler around...
Pros and Cons of Combination Boilers
Over half of the new boiler sales in the U.K are currently of the combination type...
Dangers of Old Boilers
If there is one simple message about sudden boiler breakdown, it is that you should take it very seriously indeed. Old boilers can kill...
What Should You Do If Your Boiler Breaks Down?
Boiler breakdown is unfortunately one of the more worrisome facts of life that a homeowner has to face...
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